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William Faulkner, 1954
威廉‧福克納受到安德生的影響,也開始撰寫關於自己密西西比家鄉的故事 (攝於1954年)

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作家薛伍德‧安德生 (Sherwood Anderson) 於1876913日出生

在兩次世界大戰之間,薛伍德‧安德生對於美國文壇有相當大的影響。他擅長把每天談話中的真實話語用文字表達出來,並且用全新的格式與風格撰寫文章,打破了過去傳統、守舊的形式。他對於美國新一代的作家也有很深遠的影響,其中最有名的就是恩斯特‧海名威 (Ernst Heimingway) 以及威廉‧福克納 (William Faulkner) 。許多老牌的作家常常會施壓年輕作家,要求他們應該要寫自己最擅長的東西。但是當安德生於1924年在紐奧良遇到福克納時,他鼓勵福克納撰寫有關密西西比家鄉的故事。安德生的作品中,以1919年集結短篇小說出版的俄亥俄州的威尼斯堡 (Winesburg, Ohio) 被普遍認為是最好的作品。你可以試著寫一篇關於自己家鄉的故事,也許你會對內容感到很驚訝喔!


Sherwood Anderson had an important influence upon American writing between World War I and World War II. He is credited with capturing the real sound of everyday speech in his writing and experimenting with new forms and styles, breaking down tired, old formulas. He influenced a whole generation of writers, most notably Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner. Many experienced writers have stressed that a young writer should write about what he or she knows best. While in New Orleans in 1924, Anderson encouraged Faulkner to write about his home county in Mississippi. Anderson's 1919 collection of short stories, Winesburg, Ohio, is widely considered his best work. Try writing a story about your hometown; you may be surprised.
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